Iron Knob, SA 5601
Outback - North and EastAll suburbs in postcode 5601
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What to know about Iron Knob
Iron Knob (5601) sits in the Outback - North and East region of South Australia.
Iron Knob has roughly 110 residents, with a retiree-heavy demographic. Households are predominantly owner-occupied. Daily life is car-dependent: most residents drive to work, school and the shops.
What it’s like to live here
Iron Knob scores 2/100 on walkability, which makes it car-dependent with limited public transport. Plan for two cars in a typical household, especially if work isn't local.
Summer days here average around 32°C (hot), winter mornings around 5°C (cool). Annual rainfall lands at about 231 mm. Figures are our 1991 to 2020 averages of SILO data for this location (Queensland Government, built from Bureau of Meteorology observations).
Location
Walkability
- Walk
- 2/100
- Transit
- 0/100
- Bike
- 0/100
Very car dependent. Scores out of 100, calculated from OpenStreetMap data (ODbL).
Walkability data as of May 2026· OpenStreetMap
Demographics
The 2021 Census put Iron Knob's population at 110, with a median age of 57. That sits as a retiree-heavy demographic. Households are predominantly owner-occupied (78% own, 20% rent), which shapes everything from school catchment stability to how often properties turn over. Lone-person households are notable here (67%), often a marker of unit-heavy stock and walkable infrastructure.
- Population
- 110
- Median age
- 57
- Family households
- 40%
- Lone person
- 67%
- Owner occupied
- 78%
- Renter occupied
- 20%
Demographics data as of May 2026· ABS 2021 Census
Weather year-round
- Annual rainfall
- 231 mm
- Hottest month, avg max
- 32.1°C
- Coldest month, avg min
- 5.1°C
Rainfall by month
Our 1991 to 2020 averages of SILO data (Queensland Government, built from Bureau of Meteorology observations, CC BY 4.0) for this location.
Climate data as of October 2026· SILO (Queensland Government), from Bureau of Meteorology observations
Questions about Iron Knob
- What is the Iron Knob postcode?
- Iron Knob is in the 5601 postcode, in SA, in the Outback - North and East region.
- Where is Iron Knob?
- Iron Knob is a suburb in the Outback - North and East area, SA 5601.
- How walkable is Iron Knob?
- Iron Knob has a Walk Score of 2 out of 100, highly car-dependent. transit score 0, bike score 0.
- What suburbs are near Iron Knob?
- Iron Knob is close to Iron Knob, Katunga Station, Corunna Station, Pandurra, Iron Baron.
- What is the population of Iron Knob?
- The population of Iron Knob is approximately 110 (2021 Census). The median age is 57.
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Sources. House and unit medians from the NSW Valuer General, Land Victoria, the SA Government and the ABS; rents from the state rental bond authorities. Census from the ABS (2021), climate from the Bureau of Meteorology, hazard from Geoscience Australia, schools from ACARA and crime from state police open data. Each figure carries its source and date. How we source data
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